Re: ACTION ALERT for cigar enthusiasts!

On Jul 21, 1:38 pm, "Paul M. Cook" <pmBERMUDA_SHORTSc...@xxxxxxx>
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"CigarBaron" <garba...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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On Jul 20, 11:59 pm, "Paul M. Cook" <pmc...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > She died of a perforated bowel. The exact same thing that
almost killed me.
She did not have to die. The hospital just chose to let her die.

Paul

"Chose" might be too strong a word Paul. If the story is true, a
horrible error occurred. I doubt any real health care worker would
want that to happen.
CigarBaron

Error? It was policy. She received 1, ONE, visit with a doctor who
prescribed a pain killer and did nothing else. Their policy was that is all
you get.

The story is very much true. > Paul

So sad to read. I can't believe these things happen. I doubt it
would happen at my community hospital (no students, residents, etc.)
Sometimes training hospitals (I don't know if the above happened at a
training hospital) can have some nightmares (as can all hospitals.)
But I know that when I'm on call for "unassigned" patients, those who
show up with no physician, insurance, travelers, etc. Get the same
care as if a sultan appeared. Just the way we do things in private
practice I guess. Again, Paul, I'm not doubting the story just
commenting on how incredible it seems to me with 25 years in clinical
practice.

CigarBaron


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